All Africa As power struggles continue to haunt the MDC-T the party’s National Youth Assembly on Tuesday warned national spokesperson Obert Gutu to “reform” or risk facing “disciplinary action” from the National Council. Due to MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai’s absence as he receives treatment for colon cancer in South Africa, the party has been subjected to serious squabbles as… Read more »
All Africa The United States has reportedly added more Zimbabweans to its sanctions list, with the possibility of a review after elections in July.
All Africa Windhoek — In an attempt to curtail ballooning public expenditure, President Hage Geingob has decided there will no longer be a ministry served by two deputy ministers.
France 24 South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday effective immediately, bowing to pressure from the ruling ANC party as it pushed for a no-confidence vote on his beleaguered leadership.
The Oxfam scandal is, to say the least, a disgrace and a disappointment. Oxfam’s website lists their vision as, “…a just world without poverty. We want a world where people are valued and treated equally, enjoy their rights as full citizens, and can influence decisions affecting their lives.” The workers involved in this scandal in South Sudan have neglected every… Read more »
France24 Guinean opposition leaders on Sunday denounced the west African country’s long-delayed local elections as fraudulent, citing vote rigging in polling stations across the west African country. “There is fraud at the national level,” said former prime minister Sidya Toure after polls closed at 1800 GMT. “We are seeing problems, especially concerning ink, in a lot of polling stations,” added… Read more »
Source: France24 Cameroon imposed a week-long night curfew from Saturday in its restive English-speaking west citing fears of an “imminent” attack by separatists but long-serving President Paul Biya claimed the volatile situation had “stabilised”. Dozens of people have been killed in the two English-speaking regions since October after a violent crackdown on protests against the mainly French-speaking government. Many English-speakers have accused… Read more »
Source: France24 South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Tuesday “recalled” scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office but set no deadline for him to step down, pitching the country into further uncertainty. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told reporters that Zuma had “agreed in principle to resign” and had proposed leaving in three to six months — a delay that the party rejected. Magashule said… Read more »
Source: France24 Scandal-hit British charity Oxfam was reeling Tuesday after fresh claims of sexual assault and cover-up in South Sudan, as Haiti’s president condemned the behaviour of some of its staff in his country as “undignified and dishonest”. Helen Evans, former global head of safeguarding, also warned of assaults on children volunteering in Oxfam’s hundreds of high-street charity shops in… Read more »